Empire, region, world: the international context of Australian foreign policy since 1939.

From: The Australian Journal of Politics and History | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

What have been the most important factors in international relations for Australian foreign-policymakers over the last sixty years? Five broad themes stand out: the end of empire; Cold War dependency; the changing nature of security; economic development; and race and national identity. Cumulatively, and often in intertwined ways, these themes have amounted to little short of a revolution in Australia's place in the world since the Second World War. The challenges facing Australians have, as a result, been considerable. The international context in which Liberals have made foreign policy ...

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